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Alexis Crow

Partner; Chief Economist,
PwC US
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Dr Alexis Crow is Partner and Chief Economist of PwC US. A global economist who focuses on geopolitics and long-term investing, she works with the world’s leading companies and private investors to understand and navigate key macroeconomic dynamics impacting their business, strategy, and capital allocation decisions. In her remit, she covers Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. Dr Crow is a public speaker and frequent contributor to leading global financial publications and media outlets, including the Financial Times, the New York Times, Bloomberg, BBC, BBC Arabic, France 24, CNN, and the Washington Post.

In addition to her role with PwC, Dr Crow is a Senior Fellow at Columbia Business School, and also with the Observer Research Foundation in India. She serves as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Geopolitics, and she is a Young Global Leader in the World Economic Forum. Dr. Crow is a reader at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. She also serves on the advisory board for Faith in Action in the World Economic Forum.

Prior to joining PwC, she taught at the London School of Economics; led a major policy research project at London UK-based think-tank Chatham House; and served as Managing Director at New York-based G2 Investment Group.
Dr Crow holds a MA Hons First Class from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and an MSc and a PhD from the London School of Economics.

Publications 

"Stocks on Mars and savings accounts on Venus? Accelerating female economic empowerment by narrowing the wealth gap between men and women," Atlantic Council, April 2022

"Lights! Camera! Action! Why real estate is all in for investing in film studios," IPE Real Assets, January 2022

"The Geopolitics of Energy Transition: A Guide for Policymakers, Executives, and Investors," Observer Research Foundation, December 2021

"Kishidanomics: Investing in Japan’s green, digital future," Atlantic Council, October 2021

"Global trade after COVID-19: From fixed capital to human capital," World Economic Forum, May 2021

"Build This House: Real Estate Opportunities in The U.S. Under Biden," The Counselors of Real Estate, April 2021

"Annual Outlook 2021: Silver Linings," Observer Research Foundation, January 2021

"COVID19 and the global economy," Observer Research Foundation, March 2020

"Building green and affordable: why real estate is all in for ESG," Cornering the Globe, January 2020

"Gold status: the case for investing in airports globally," Cornering the Globe, November 2019

"Japan Outbound, Inc.: What policymakers, companies, and investors can learn from Japan in the Reiwa era," Atlantic Council, 8/1/19

"Capturing business and investing opportunities from China’s Belt and Road Initiative," Cornering the Globe, June 2018

"How to Get Women Back into the Workplace," Foreign Affairs, 5/5/2017

Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review 2017, contributor, Preqin, Jan–Mar 2017

"Why Global Commerce Benefits Us All," Huffington Post, 1/1/2017

Media Engagement

Global Translations – Can We Avoid an Economic Depression? (3/20/20)
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Global Translations – How Green is Your Bailout? (3/20/20)
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Staggering corporate debt becomes risk as virus hits economy (3/12/20)
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The power players capitalizing on coronavirus and a globalist view of Super Tuesday (2/28/20)
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CNBC Power Lunch – European outlook very grave: Geopolitical investing expert (2/25/20)
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On The Move Interview – Clients' number one concern of Coronavirus 'Will this tip us into a recession?': Expert (2/24/20)
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CNBC Power Lunch: Coronavirus will have severe impact on Chinese domestic markets: Expert (1/27/20)
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On The Move interview—The affects of the U.S.Iranian standoff on energy markets (1/7/20)
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Bloomberg Interview—China's Rise Has Become Matter of Insecurity in U.S.: PwC's Crow (10/24/19)
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Bloomberg Interview—PwC's Crow: U.S., China Unlikely to Reach 'Kumbaya Moment' Any Time Soon (5/24/19)
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CNBC interview—US-China trade tensions hurting sentiment worldwide, says PwC’s Alexis Crow (5/10/19)
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Bloomberg interview—PwC's Crow Discusses Trade Disputes, Monetary Policies, Markets (10/18/18)
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Bloomberg interview—PWC's Crow Sees Opportunities in China, Vietnam, Philippines (5/18/18)
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Bloomberg interview—Trump's Soaring Budget Deficit Risks Intensifying Market Frenzy (2/8/2018)
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PBS interview—Great Decisions in Foreign Policy (1/1/2018)
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Bloomberg interview—Tom Keene, David Gura, Surveillance (Nov 2017)

Keynote address—SEC Hot Topics Conference (9/1/2017)
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CNBC interview—B Sullivan, April 2017 (4/1/2017)

Bloomberg interview—Betty Liu, April 2017 (4/1/2017)

CNBC interview—B Sullivan, March 2017 (3/1/2017)

Bloomberg interview—Mike McKee, Dec 2016 (12/1/2016)

Bloomberg interview—Tom Keene, Oct 2016 (10/1/2016)

Speaker and moderator—M&A Advisor conferences, ongoing
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